Castle Durrow, gate lodge in County Laois

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What is recorded here

Detached three-bay Tudor Revival gate lodge, c. 1835, with four-storey tower to side on a circular plan. Extended comprising single-storey range. Gateway to site comprising screen wall with castellations.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 12900911

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